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Effected

From Effected2018

Written by Cozz, Meez

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Lyrics

Effected

[Intro]

Uhh, man this life we live (wooh)

West side baby, West side (yeah)

[Verse 1]

Yo I've been strong for a while but anyhow

I wonder how much strength God gon' lend me now

‘Cause niggas tryna have me out here lookin’ petty now

All because they mad, they only scrapin' pennies now

Fuck it, tell my lil ma, "Bring the Remy out”

Or the Henny out, but please don’t fail me now

Aw shit, I forgot, she ain’t with me now

It seems like they always leave at the right time

The ones who always seem to keep me from my right mind

I guess I got to write my problems down 'cause in my lifetime

Ain't no one in my eyesight that I can trust with my lifeline

A honest man walkin' this Earth is like Sci-Fi

The real truth is, this is where the crime lies

If you got beef with one dude, you got beef with five guys

Ain't no going thru no drive-thru, but they gon' hit that drive-by, and bye, bye

[Chorus]

One minute you got a friend til the end then they try to steal yo motherfuckin' ends (man, this life we in)

About this track

"Effected" is a song by Cozz from the album Effected, released in 2018. The song was written by Cozz, Meez. It was produced by Meez.

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First you all she need in this life of sin then she try to fuck your friends (man, this life we live)

I been affected by both friends and kin, but fuck it, I guess we all sin (man, this life we in)

So roll that weed and pour up that gin poor and this to how the story begins ('bout, this life we live)

[Verse 2]

If you really not a gangsta, don't say that (say that)

'Cause real ass gangstas don't play that (play that)

There’s a reason why the place that I stayed at had ghetto birds making they nests above where we laid at

A place that we remain slaves that

Got off the ships and then came back, I guess we want the chains back

'Cause it's easy to get your chain snatched, they want that, they take that

Real bad boys, "Take that, take that," this real life, you can't fake that

Either get into it with guys who been institutionalized

Or get into school and grind

And then find, you goin' to school to get fined

Or maybe you can get signed

Now everybody say that you they nigga, but they only real interest is to get a large percentage

That album flopped, then you finished

I guess what they mean is, if you got money then it's a friendship

[Chorus]

One minute you got a friend til the end then they try to steal yo motherfuckin' ends (man, this life we in)

First you all she need in this life of sin then she try to fuck your friends (man, this life we live)

I been affected by both friends and kin, but fuck it, I guess we all sin (man, this life we in)

So roll that weed and po' up your gin and listen to how the story begins ‘bout (man, this life we live)

[Verse 3]

I first learned niggas wasn’t nothin' as a youngin'

From someone I call my cousin, I was like eight or somethin'

Back when I was on my Pokemon card shit

I finally got this holographic Charizard, it cost me

Cousin came thru, I told him the news, but I lost it

Well at least, I thought this, we both looked for it

Checked the whole room, under the bed, the closet

Damn, still ain't got it, went back to the closet like five minutes later

And guess what popped in, that card was just not there I'm so positive

This lil nigga took my shit then helped me try to find it

Na, not him, no, never not kin

Shit, we wasn't really blood, but na, we not crips

I'm sayin' that we wasn't cousins, and now I guess we really aren't friends

This is where it all ends, this shit ain't right, god damn

[Chorus]

One minute you got a friend til the end then they try to steal yo motherfuckin' ends (man, this life we in)

First you all she need in this life of sin then she try to fuck your friends (man, this life we live)

I been affected by both friends and kin, but fuck it, I guess we all sin (man, this life we in)

So roll that weed and pour up that gin and listen to how the story begins ('bout, this life we live)

[Outro]

This motherfucking life uhh is the life we motherfuckin' live, watch your back watch your front, goddammit. Nigga's must be stupid, crazy or both

[Skit]

(voicemail)

"You have reached the voicemail box of Cozz, at the tone please record your voice message when you are finish recording you may hang up or press pound for more options."

"Alright, you know what Cody? Have a good fuckin' session. Don't fuckin' call me today. Don't fuckin' call me for the rest of the fuckin' week. Get your fuckin' hoes in line and really decide and sit down who the fuck you want and you want to keep. 'Cause at this point I'm tired of you fuckin' lyin' to me and bein' disrespectful to me-"

"The mailbox is full and can not accept any message at this time, goodbye"

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